GRE Word List
PROPONENT
one who argues in favor of something : advocate
The meaning of the word proponent is one who argues in favor of something : advocate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |